Grants Manager

Buncombe County is a caring community in harmony with its environment where citizens succeed, thrive, and realize their potential. Our mission is to promote a healthy, safe, well-educated, and thriving community with a sustainable quality of life; to provide effective and efficient government our citizens can trust; and to deliver needed service through a responsive work force committed to excellence, integrity, and teamwork.

Purpose of the position:

The primary purpose of this position is to provide project management and administrative support to grant initiative(s) and programs to ensure outcomes and compliance with funding requirements, state/federal standards, and Agency standards and goals.

Minimum Education, Training and/or Experience (required at time of hire):

Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least three (3) years of experience in program area and/or planning project implementation and coordination; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Additional Training and Experience: N/A

License or Certification Required by Statute or Regulation: N/A

Essential Functions of the position:

• Provide support in the planning, development, and implementation of grant objectives and the evaluation of projects, initiatives, and programs to include the collection and monitoring of performance measures.
  May lead community engagement and outreach strategies to include collecting and gathering community feedback and disseminating information on the systems and programs.
• Serve as a primary contact and manage communication with the grant funder regarding programmatic and fiscal reporting, training, and technical assistance.
• Provide logistical and staff support to grant initiatives, projects, and programs to include a combination of grant management, contract management, and program quality assurance and compliance.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships in a variety of settings, working with all levels of the program’s stakeholders, county and partner leadership in order to guide group efforts an efficient and effective system.
• Administer grant and contract preparation and submission among requesting County departments and ensure compliance.
• Assist with budget development and monitoring, as well as fiscal and outcomes/performance management for system priorities, programs and services.
• May develop & format publications and materials about grant strategies and initiatives, including information for public facing website.
• Collect and analyze data/information relevant to the program and/or grant, prepare documents and reports for specified planning and evaluation projects and present oral and written analysis of data.
• Design, develop, and prepare documents, reports, and presentations regarding the program portfolio to a variety of audiences.
• Establish and monitor practice/operational standards in accordance with funding requirements, state/federal standards, and Agency standards and goals.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Knowledge of the general principles of financial management and generally accepted accounting principles and/or grants administration practices
• Knowledge of grant writing, acquisition, and management.
• Knowledge of current federal, state and local government grant programs
  Knowledge of technical and administrative rules and regulations in the subject area
• Communication skills to relay industry information regarding current issues and to present findings in such situations
• Ability to prepare written findings and present recommendations supported by facts and to prepare and analyze financial information involving existing issues pertaining to the subject area and to present it in oral and/or written form.
• Basic problem-solving skills to interpret compliance and report findings to management
• Project management skills to work as a team to develop new processes and procedures based upon changes in laws and regulations or industry practice
• Ability to provide appropriate documentation to support conclusions
  Ability to organize and format reports to comply with applicable guidelines
• Ability to review and document compliance with laws and regulations

Department:Strategic Partnerships

Location: Asheville, NC

Job Posting End Date: September 04, 2022

Salary Range: $52,897.04 – $65,019.30

Buncombe County Government realizes the importance of a diverse professional workforce and the need to foster a responsive and innovative organizational culture, one that fully engages all of our employees, honoring and building on each employee’s unique experiences, opinions, and perspective.

It is the policy of Buncombe County to provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected class under federal or NC State law. In addition the Agency expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment or discrimination.

Applicants for employment are invited to participate in the affirmative action program by reporting their status as a protected veteran or other minority. In extending this invitation, we advise you that: (a) workers (applicants) are under no obligation to respond but may do so in the future if they choose; (b) responses will remain confidential within the human resource department; and (c) responses will be used only for the necessary information to include in our affirmative action program. We are a company that values diversity. We actively encourage women, minorities, veterans and disabled employees to apply. Refusal to provide this information will have no bearing on your application and will not subject you to any adverse treatment.